Ward Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church
Ward Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church is a church in Shelby, Tennessee. Ward Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church is situated nearby to Stax Museum of American Soul Music, as well as near the suburb South Memphis.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Stax Museum of American Soul Music and LeMoyne–Owen College.
Stax Museum of American Soul Music
Museum
Photo: Victor Chapa, CC BY 2.0.
The Stax Museum of American Soul Music is a museum located in Memphis, Tennessee, at 926 East McLemore Avenue, the original location of Stax Records. Stax launched and supported the careers of artists such as Otis Redding, Isaac Hayes, the Staple Singers, Sam & Dave, Booker T. Stax Museum of American Soul Music is situated 3,000 feet northwest of Ward Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church.
LeMoyne–Owen College
College
LeMoyne–Owen College is a private historically black college affiliated with the United Church of Christ and located in Memphis, Tennessee. It resulted from the 1968 merger of historically black colleges and other schools established by northern Protestant missions during and after the American Civil War. LeMoyne–Owen College is situated 4,200 feet northwest of Ward Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church.
Elmwood Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Elmwood Cemetery, Public domain.
Elmwood Cemetery is the oldest active cemetery in Memphis, Tennessee. It was established in 1852 as one of the first rural cemeteries in the South. A funeral scene in Paramount's 1993 legal thriller The Firm was filmed here. Elmwood Cemetery is situated 1 mile north of Ward Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include South Memphis and Cooper-Young.
South Memphis
Suburb
South Memphis, one of the oldest portions of Memphis, Tennessee, is a community stretching from Riverside Drive and E. H. Crump Blvd just south of Downtown south and east to Pendleton St.
Cooper-Young
Quarter
Cooper-Young is an eclectic neighborhood and historic district in the Midtown section of Memphis, Tennessee, named for the intersection of Cooper Street and Young Avenue. Cooper-Young is situated 2 miles east of Ward Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church.
Lenox
Hamlet
Lenox is a neighborhood in Memphis, Tennessee. It is bounded by Central Avenue in the south, Union Avenue in the north, Cooper Street in the west and East Parkway South in the east. Lenox is situated 2½ miles northeast of Ward Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church.
Ward Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Methodist
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Shelby, Tennessee, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.10923° or 35° 6′ 33″ northLongitude
-90.02499° or 90° 1′ 30″ westElevation
312 feet (95 metres)Open location code
867F4X5G+M2OpenStreetMap ID
way 767572319OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=methodistGeoNames ID
4665796
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